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More Than Miss Canada

iliiion Membership Reaches New High

ii'I"l‘AWA. Oct. 5 -—iCP)—Trade i.;;.~.ii membership in Canada inn-nod a record 912,124 at the 51m. of this year, the Labor De- partment reportbd today.

lhe new figure is a jump of al- .o.~t 10 per cent, from the previous ll of 831,697 recorded a year

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the membership totals, based on roinarts from ‘ headquarters o! LIILlOHS, showed the metal indust- ms as having the biggest group of unionized workers with 181.000. N»: were railway workers with ...i._it0il.

llnioils advanced their member- iimp in 1947, the report. said. in all n-rinches except food .workers. Hutltfiffillip in this group declin- ec‘ from 41,030 t0 39.000.

‘the largest iiumezical increase Vlillifi in the "scrvices“ group-—- hncl. restaurant. laundry workers atlri the like-where membership WPilt up from 92.000 to 110,000.

Coming Events

i "Sea Breeze Victoria, each Wed- nesday. Dancing 9-].

"Big dance Colcs’ workshop, .\‘i-ii' London. Friday night.

"Hear Clyde River Play. POWIILL; Wednesday, October 6th. I

"Dance. liiker-niaii School, Frifi d.v night. October 8th.

"Dance Mount Stewart every Thursday. Eastern Rhythm Boys.

"Annual Chicken Supper in \""'~§miiton Parish Hall. Thanksgiv- IlIflFQCi-ODO!‘ 11th,

"Dance every Wednesday lng in Stella Maris Hall. Ristlco.

even- North

B-liightspoi, 0.30 till 1.00.

Friday Admis-

"Dance Owubcr iith. non 50 cents.

"Hauling cream to Wlltshire frwory. Mondays only. It. Mac- Kciizle.

“Come l0 the Dance. Milivicw iloll. Friday. October lit-h. Miliview O chcstra. Lunches.

"Our Stores will close Wednes- riai‘ at 5.30 P. M. MacKay llios- Grant McLeod, W. i0. Myers.

"Remember dancing every Thursday night. Islanders Country Club, havellers Rest.

F for Hall.

Legion dance in Rustico Good music. Refreshments.

"Thanksgiving Dance. ‘Morell Hall, October lltih. ‘Blasierri Rhythm R-vys. Auspiccs C. Y. O.

Wallet‘ Oct.

"Come io Dance at l onniclcs. Kinkora. Friday. Rh. Modem and old time

"Reserve Thursday. November 21st for Trinity lliiiled Church Tea and Bazaar.

“Don't miss ‘the Christian Church Vhicken Supper at. New Glasgow lie-ll. Wednesday, October 0th. ll till 10 o'clock.

“Don't forget the Chicken Sup- rr in Miscouche Hall. Wednesday "-‘*‘.!11l1I. Oct. 6th. Meals served from five o'clock on.

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“Unloading Old Sydney icreened coal at Mt. Herbert Please order at once. J. Russell Drlscoll.

"Don't miss the Christian Church Chicken Supper at New Glasgow Hall. Wednesday. October 6th, Everybody welcome. Serving from 5 till 10 o'clock.

“Big ‘Concert. Cherry Valley all. Monday. October 11th. 100111311 trio. Caledonia pipers and iher entertainers. Come and en- "y yourself. Auspicee Y. P. U.

"Old time fiddlers and step- anclng contest. Kelly's Cross Hall. ednesdny night. November 3rd. ‘o entries accepted after October nth. Good prizes. Dance after. Send entiies to Mrs. Clarence Cur- ry. Secretary. Kelly's Cross.

“Will be loading hogs at the ollowing points each Thursday‘ .mer Wigrnore, Bradsibsne, until 1.30 a. m.: Borden Bagnall, Hun- Br River. until noon; Summer- lde until 1.30 p. in: and Ken- ifleton until 3 p. m. Meelwen and

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2,000 Greet At Festival

Well over 2,000 people turned out last evening to greet, Miss Canada, Betty Jean Ferguson of Halifax, who was the special guest at the opening of the Pdnce Edward Is- land Potato Festival, held at the Charlottetown Forum.

As the opening feature oi the prograim. Miss Ferguson was usher- ed 11D to the receiving platform on the arm of His Honor Lieutenant Governor J.A. Bernard. accompan- ied by her mother. ‘Mzs. R, A. Ferguson and followed by a pro- cession of her four Princesses- Misses. Jessie Morrison, Margaret Eustace, Irene Spence and Lila ‘Predweil and accompanying escorts, including two scarlet coated Mounties of the local RCMP. de- taclimcnt,

The two-day program is spon- sored by the Prince Edward Is- land Innkeepers Association in co- operation with The Dominion Ex- perimental Farm. The Dominion Science Service and prominent potato growers and shippers.

llis Honor t-he Lieutenant Gov- ernor officially opened the Festi- val with a fine address in which he congratulated the sponsoring groups for their splendid work iii arranging this the first P.l'~l.l. Poiaio Festival. and expressed a hearty welcome to “Miss Canada" on behalf of the Province. In of-

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Investigation Opens Into Lumber Costsl

Margarine Case Opens In Supreme Court 0i Canada

By George Kitchen

OTTAWA. Oct. 5 -(CP) —- The validity of the 62-year-old bah on margarine went before the Sup- reme Court of Canada today, with the Dominion arguing that it. is within the power of parliament to prohibit the butter substitute.

F. P. Varcoc, Deputy Minister of Justice, opened the Dominicans case of the reference to determine whether Parliament was within its constitutional rights in 1886 when it adopts-d a. bill to ban the importation. manufacture and sale of margazine in Canada.

Should the court decide the leg- islation ls invalid. margarine auto- matically will become available to Canadians. The hearing is expect- ed to run two or three days, aftcr which the court will reserve judg- ment. Its decision will be announc- ed later.

Argument in today's sitting. held in the severe, walnut-walled Sup- rcme Court chamber with only l\ few spectators present. revolved around a dull. constitutional dis- cussion as to whether the Domin-

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Second llunting Fatality In N. B.

HARTLAND. lcPi-Tlie second New Briiiisuickis hunting season opened last Friday occurred late today Just before dark when Don- ald Irving, 36. of l-lartland. was shot by ii cousin, Wesley Stewart. 16. at nearby l-llghgate,

living. a garage employee herd. was hunting when the youth. on i-he lookout for dccr near an orchard, shot front a distaiiccc of 100 yards, The victlni was shot be- tween the eyes.

He was unmarried and a Second World War veteran. having spent two years in s German prison camp.

An inquest will be held tomor- row night.

N,B.. Oct. 5 — fatality since

TORONTO, Oct. ik-l-lon. Leslie Blackwell today announced his candidature for the Ontario lead- ership of the Progressive conser- vative Party. He said he did so to help assure calling of ii con- vention to name a successor to Premier Drew. elected Saturday as the party's national leader.

The 50-year-old native of Lind- say, Attorney-General of Ontario since 1N3. made his announce- ment in the wake of speculation that Hon. T. L. Kennedy, '10- year-old Minister of Agriculture and senior member oi’ the 0n- turio cabinet. would be named either by Mr. Drew or i.he Cabinet in take over as Premier until a convention could be summoned.

In a statement announcing his candidature. Mr. Blackwell men- tloried "considerable press indic- ation" that there was a plan to have the retiring Premier appoint

Tonight Of

Rental Project

A midnight, tn-nlglit all water‘ and electric power will be shut. off from Maple Hills and the area. from the standpoint of a Goverii- mental rental project. will have become a thing oi the past.

Of the 100 families which we.e living thgre a few months ago only four. who have yeti? find other accommodations. remain. in all. eleven families_ are still at Maple Hills, but seven of those have pur- chased the quarters in which they live and will move them from their present site to other locations with- in ilic next. few ivecks.

Mr. J. F. Connolly. Deputy-Min- ister of Reconstruction. who has managed the project since the Provincial Government. took it ovcr from the City of Charlottetown on Julie 1st. 1046, said the closiiii! down of the area at cnldnight to- night will have been accomplished without any hardship or suffering to any of those who are compelled

to remain at Maple Hills a ivhlle loiiizei‘. , It is true. Mi‘. (‘oiiiioily said. that the water power will be shut off to-night but lic has instructed that the water tank, whose capac- fConiiiiut-d on Page '7 Crl. {it

lliussia To Boycott Debate 0n Berlin

[Andrei Vishinsky annou lRusia will boycott the ‘hate in the Vniicd Nations Secur- .ii_v Council.

He demanded the floor and dis- closed his decision immediately sf- ier the Council voted 9 to 2 to hear fiili details of the east-west dispute over Berlin,

Vishlrisity. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister, loft up iii the air the question of whether he would be present when the Council resumes its imeetiiigs tomorrow.

PARIS. Oct. 5 -- iAPi -- Fiery need today

Blackwell Seeking ‘To Be Drew’s Successor

a siiccesoo. and added:-

"As publicity ‘to further this de- sign has developed. it has been made plain to me by L I of the Government, its supporter: in the Legislature and others in all walks of life who support the party, that they regard it as fatal i0 the future of the Party to have this matter settled in any other way than by the ballots oi’ the delegates to it convention of the Party."

Mr. Blackwell, who lost a leg at the Battle of Cambrei in the First World War. recalled that after the June '1 Ontario election he had submitted his resignation as Attorney-General so he could return to s private practice. The resignation was announced July 1e by Premier Drew who said. how- ever. that M1. Blackwell would remain in hie post for some limb to comt

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PARIS, Oct. 5—(CP>—-To the p lire new on display at the firms‘. Q Th? Flsl1prips Depamnent and sound of three cheers and a tiger. .siores at Summerside and Chrir- ‘ m The Asmflawd "us, “h, ‘Bflush confining pgrjkgrg, Prime Minister Mackenzie King l lottetown. also n9. Clark's store. 38min, 0'“ 5_Ruman romp; ‘Ipapmvrs i“ m, My..." PM...” ‘or Cfllnda w“ Paris today (or 1 hmnuuue “m. King.‘ COUMVJ f l Anilwican Superioriwiss svere ,mcnt, have pzirily lifted tho vcii of London and llie conference of‘ liieniber: of the executive of the d “Gcnnany for ‘me n.5,, HQQQFQQ)‘ which shrouded iii" Commonwealth prime ministers. iSocieiv in addition to Colonel Jtflgzl 50d“ nvhcreiibouis of the P. E. l. inh- . - ,

P.E. I. Rural Beautification] Contest PrizeWinners

Roseneel-h wiTvéiéeo Wins Topl Honors-School Trophies Go To Morell Viliaggfornwull &_Carlel'on.

Well Satisfied With

Competition Results

New Moderator 0f Maritime Synod Elected

Mr. John J. Donahue, farmer. of Roseneath, King's County, a vet- eran of World War Two, won the outstanding award and silver

SYDNE“ N' s" Och 5~(cP)— trophy donated by His Honour

lgsgdbAleElahlogrlllartllof vcndéllif Lieutenant Govcrnoi‘ J. A. Bernard the invosiigaiioii, the three coni- Ow 31K. Sn w » h: e l rd for the greatest improvement niissioiicrs \\ili quiz Inicmbers of g ' ' " mg ‘VHS cec e among homes entered in the the industry’ from coast lo coast i

Moderator of the 75th Maritime Synod of the Presbyterian Church in Canada.

He succeeds Rev. T. H. B. Som- ers of St. James Church, Char- lottetown, who has retired. Mr. Somers spoke at this evening's opening session.

Prince Edward Island Rural Beau- tification Society competitions for 1948. it was announced last even- ing. ' Mi‘. Donahoe also receives the silver cup donated by Senator J. A. MacDonald. Cardigan. for greatest improvement in the home

the Halifnx-Luncnhurg Presbytery Tl‘e.sm'er “up dorm‘? by ale)!" and seconded by Rev. Murray F. c°_1‘ h‘ w‘ Juhnswlw’ _°_ng ‘fir’, Fraser of stenurmn‘ for grcatesi. home impimcngen “in ‘ Business sessions will continue Quefms Cuumy ‘Va; w?!“ y r" tomorrow. Rev. McCullough can] Campbell‘ Bur 51g. on’ v i Thompson of Sydney and Rev To Mr. Oscar Macheill, Conway. i ‘ went the silver cup donated by

Gordon Fnrady of Toronto will Hem Thane A camvben, chiefl

deliver papers before the meeting. . t _ . ‘ Justice, for greatest home im- MYI MOP-won “as born at Sou?‘ provernent in Prince County. . Umcn’ “'13.” Fnd is one of me In the school competition, the ymmgqst mmmters to be elected lirophlcs donated by R, T. Holman

m the office or Moderamr‘ A! Ltd., to the rural school in each

the greatest im-

Seek Tofllearn Why Prices liave Tr_ipled

OTTA\VA. Oct. 5 -~ iCP\—The.

Prices Commission today began a three-weeks attempt to learn why lumber prices have tripled since 1930, becoming one of the biggest. factors in increased construction costs.

The Commission storied its ox- ploration of the lumber business by calling a Government statisti- clan to provide basic information on prices increases. Then retailers were questioned. In the course of

and take in both timber operators

and retailers,

F. H, l..(‘.‘l('_\', :i Government offi- cial. said lumber accounted for about 40 pcr cent of the construc- iion costs of n house and, measured by the wholesale price index, has risen from 100 for the 1916-39 base period in 305.8 insi. Aug. 15.

Tho most important construction

pvoods, fir and spruce, both rose, siisirplv during that pcrind, The fir l

price index now stands at 313.7 and spruce zit 300.

Nova Scotia Bride Killed In Boston

graduate of McGlll University andt Pzesbyterian College. Montreal, he has also held pastorates at St.i George's, N.B,. and Halifax. 1

Rev. Frank Baird, Synod clerlcw told delegates membership iri the Church iri the Marltimes is greater than at any time since 1925. Mr.‘ Baird is completing his 29th yesrl in that office.

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LL-(Jol. E. W. Jolinstone

Satisfaction with the iitsllll-A of this year's competitions of the P.

E. I. Rural Beautification Society ’

was expressed last night by the president. Lieut. Col. E. w. John- stone. of Long River, in aii-

appearing in today's Guardian. Some work planned by the con- testants was of necessity curtailed due to scarcity of labor and the

ziouncing the llSf._0f_4QllZB_Wlll_l'1_B_l‘S_

lCoiiniy showing ‘ provcnient in 104R ivcrt- awarded as follows: ‘ Kings: liiorcli i\"iliagc) School. Queen's: Cornwall School." Prince: Carleton. Lot 6. Special Prizes

E. l. Travel Bureau Prizes: int Buildings —Speciai prize for muisiuuding improvomcrii in painl- ing and repair of buildings in cnch ‘.County. Value lllilflniiCkels to ex- tent 340. Winners:

.King‘s: Francis McIntyre, Lorne Valley.

Queens. R. C. MacLeod, Kinross.

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lack of any leisure from farming Prince: Andrew Cnscley. Spring

operations during the past unus- ivfllky-

ual 5555011, hg 531d; but; on m; ' (b) ‘Frees mid Sill‘lll)l)G!‘_\/7F0!“

“ihuie consgderlbie Work was ab ioutstanding achievement in plant-

complished. " Competition, particularly for the

MONTREAL, Oct. 5 “(CPU — Pastors and laymen of the Eastern Association of Baptist Churches today approved a plan to raise ministers‘ salaries to $1.800, Willi

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BOSTON. oct. s-roiica said to- night that Mrs. Muriel Lawlor, 38-

year-old Nova Scotia. bride, was i

slain Sunday in her apartment l here.

First. reports said Mrs. Lawlor. imarried last May 28 in Halifax, lwas killed in a fall from a win- idou‘ of hcr fifth-floor apartment, ,but tonight. Dr. Timothy Leary. ‘medical examiner, notified police lshe had beerllhrottledbefore the . plunge.

‘ Her husband, Charles Lawlor, .31, was arrested on a drunken- ness charge and then released af- ter his wiles death. Tonight. afe ter Di‘, Leaiys report, he was taken to police headquarters for

questioning.

Crop llmage ls Placed

,At $6,000,000 i

Florida Alsociiard lilt By Fast-moving Tropical Storm.

‘ tropical hurricane roared over the Florida “gold coast" tonight, klcl-r- ini: up SiO-mile an hour wind gust! and scvcrul tornadoes as its centre swept out to sea near Pompano.

The storm left l1 known dead in Cuba, 300 injured and crofdarn- age on the island estimated at $5.‘ 000,000.

The centre of the small and speedy hurricane passed into the ocean near Pompano about 9:30 p. m. EST and an hour later wal whirling northeastvvard about l8 miles an hour. At that time it wal ahnut 25 miles east southeast of Pziliii Beach.

Florida apparently escaped sen ious wind damage.

West. Palm Beach had winds o! .40 to 50 miles an hour but they ‘were expected to go even higher .as the storm‘e eye veered sway from the mainland.

The worst of

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iisi’ What toes on Al tilt Baoaocssf simian 4o Muir. Ytovtt liilitli So ii

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I '; ronosrro. Oct. s-(cri-mnl- mum and maximum ternpeteturoll

.Victoria 37, 55; Edmonton 37, 4Q

furnished parsoncse. ‘leading position in each County, ; }was extremely keen and the judg- .369!“ 50. 53; WiHYIlPEK 51» WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 —iiAPJ - . egl m,‘ was dffi-i(~u1t_ The 1mm n ‘Toronto 41. so; Oitinva as, a President. Truman said tociay lhgi “are Messm Walter Béen“ {Montreal 41,861?’ ltsliiebec gig, g2‘ United States aid program tesigne - . . .. ._ o e Saint John 3 , 6 ; oncton . ,, to block Commufiiist elxpangion in i gfjfvfailgnsifigtnnmafrs‘Quijll? t Locatedigalifsaxd 40. 1Z4; Esharxlotietom g Greece and Tur cy ias eeri a and éalph Monkléy Miscouc-ne‘ i i- J s‘ ney 5, , ; ‘prmnu 1 "conspicuous success." - I ' 56. lbrfmtclle Dngirnnllgilidhz Erinlxgil: l’§m__ ‘ ’ OT'l‘\\\'\ om tsi>eviol>- ‘ HALIFAX‘ Oct‘ 543mm“ m‘ 1;. ‘pa. 1 ' C, 1 H t fp ad , a I Whilauhe‘ ‘nxpmiinmpnt M “any , land forecasts issued tonight by OTTAWA. Oct. s --iCP) ~igoi-, ‘i, hlth _‘"° ‘e °‘“‘~ “m” l n‘ Prime Edward 151m. ,. the Dominion Public Weather or- Gouzenko’ the former Russian a Le Pmvmclax Wmngrs‘ I llollgtelrf to the‘ Pacific Coast tivolflce all Ham" "id "and ‘mm cipher clerk who upped the can‘ rfihe school competing“ “mm ‘ 1 veirs ago is now reported as more i mldflikhi WBdIlP-‘dfiy- adlan Govemmem‘ “H m a sovlctizvc‘ command due mainly to {he s isurcossfiii iiiaii prior attempts. it Synopsis‘ nterest Show“ by Messrs‘ R“ T‘ ‘k H Atlantic lohsior Oii 'l‘uesd:i_s' the weather we!

directed espionage ring in Canadmi _ has become a Canadian citizen. it. Holman. Llli- 111 Offering Special trophies for the winners in each

County. These beautiful trophies‘

Over Germany

Johriyone president are lifessi" ‘ - ‘ ‘ ,' _ _. " i lncui. hlariin Von Rosenberg of P.W, Turner. Chaiaottcioun. iico- New York a tummy bnmber pm»

5~i0Pl ~A ~ president, and ‘FT. n. Reid. om»- md he mqgnm", Sam, vemons

WINNIPEG. Oct.

woman and her two children were ‘lfiifpimvn. <gcrpfary . , . l ‘ ,' “Y. , , , of the giaii! four-chained plane {Q5152}; Llnbeblglltshlhdgrillpisll ' nnIérl‘ Eml vlillitseirdlle“ ‘sggyglml flying high over Berlin's ivcstcm

- ‘ ' ’ a l ‘s? ‘a air corridor. The plaiics were in Manitoba forest fires raging near y gratitude or we snatch. in n11 Tormamm with muck bombers

Dallas. 120 miles north of Winni-

i . |those who assisted by the proviw. _ _ _ - p,‘ Th,“ mm“ w", "t 1,,._.o,'n_ ‘ u hich looked like American A 20s

‘l lr"‘i of FiYPClRlVDTlYPS pared presumably were psrticipatlhl’ >in air manoeuvres.

WASHINGTON. Oct. a-rAri-l The White House announced to- night. that President Truman has

SCRAP METAL POOL

BERLIN. Oct. :1 ——iAP) — A

more than 1.000 watches. idations on allocations. stmfpmr

Quotabl-

Seiitiment lite powers outside lined up behind the W ers‘ plan for international con

of atomic enemy.

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appears ilizit lho indusiiy is in iiii petition from British waters for many years to come.

it‘ tiziiigci" of coni-

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iSmall Povvflelrs Plead For

’Biit‘l{.U. K sclev. Foreign ‘Mill-

Ausiralias Col. William 3.!!!)di- o» l trol i he supported proposals in form n. if Russia} One. A. G. L. McNaughton said l and tlic Wcsicm Power: could a- l new" Burdmv 9J0 ‘m, 1 m‘